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Marice A. ‘Skip’ ScExecutive Directo

John Petersen, Associate Directo

EDuCATION,CONSERVATIONSCIENCE AND HAPRotection

John Kelly, Ph.D.,Director of ConseScience & HabitaProtection

Sherry Adams,Biologist, Modini

Bob Baez,Helen Pratt FieldBiologist

Emiko Condeso,Biologist/GIS Sp

Dan GlesenkampDirector, Habitat Protection & Res

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Bonnie Warren, Administrative MCGRC

Barbara WechsberCashier/ReceptioBLP

Raqel Ximenes, Administrative ABLP

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Didi Wilson,Director of Devel& Communicatio

Cassie GrensteinDirector of Major

Britt Henke,Development As

Jennifer Newman,Development Ma

Stephen Pozsgai,Controller

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In early June, Audubon Canyon

Ranch Biologist Sherry Adams moved

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to Healdsburg to establish an Audubon

Canyon Ranch conservation science

collaboration with Jim and Shirley Modini

on their 1,725-acre property. Since her

transition, Sherry has begun work on a

natural resources management plan or

the pristine property and is learning about the land,thanks to the contributions o knowledge, wisdom and

history rom the Modini amily and riends. Here is

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We thank the following members of the Clerin Zumwalt Legacy Circle, who hae remembered Audubon Canyon Ranch in their estate lans.

The David Bouverie Scholarship Fund o Audubon

Canyon Ranch has been established in memory

o Phyllis Ellman. The Fund will provide academic

scholarships to graduates o the Bouverie Junior

Naturalist (Juniper) Program. Phyllis requested

the Fund be named ater David Bouverie, who,

she remembered, talked about the need to

provide fnancial support to motivate students

with a sincere interest in higher education and

the natural sciences. The Dennis and Carol Ann

Rockey Fund o the Marin Community Foundation

awarded ACR a grant o $25,000 to establish theDavid Bouverie Scholarship Fund, to which many

in the ACR community have also contributed

and which ACR hopes to grow. Audubon Canyon

Ranch is honored to remember Phyllis Ellman

through the David Bouverie Scholarship Fund.

§ Donations to the Fund can be made online

at www.egret.org , via credit card by phone

at 415. 868.9244 or via check with the memo

“David Bouverie Scholarship Fund” to ACR, 4900

Shoreline Highway One, Stinson Beach, CA 94970.

Fr mre infrmatin n te IRA gift aw, wic expires december 31, 2009, pease isit www.egret.rg/hw T hep/IRA Gift law



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he generosity of Audubon Canyon Ranch suorters makes it ossible tocontinue our mission of nature reseration, education, and research. We thank all the indiiduals and organiations who contributed during this last fiscal

year (July 1, to June 3, 9). A ermanent list of donors whose cumulatiegifts are 5, or more—ACR’s Groe of Honor—is located in the dislay hall

at Bolinas Lagoon Presere.

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Binas lagn Presere

Mid-March to mid-July: Saturday, Sunday

and holidays. 10:00 a .m. 4:00 p.m.

Weekdays by appointment only;

415.868.9244. Closed Mondays.

Bolinas Lagoon Preserve is adjacent to

Bolinas Lagoon on Shoreline Highway One,

three miles north of Stinson Beach.

Cpress Gre Researc Center

By appointment only. 415.663.8203

Berie Presere

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Audubon Canyon Ranch Bulletin, Fall 2009